Marble game-board



F, A. HUL ETL; MARBLE GAME BOARD. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4. 19l8.

Puma May 4, 1920.

I r r 1/ I v- 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

r FRANK A, I-IULETT, or sour LONDONDERRY, VERMONT.

MARBLE GAME-BOARD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK ADRAN HU- LETT a citizen of the United States,residing at gouth Londonderry, in the county of Windham and State ofVermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MarbleGame-Boards, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to game boards and the primary object of theinvention is to provide an improved board having inclined end wallsforming means for projecting a 1narble over the surface of the board,which is provided at diagonally opposed corners with a plurality ofspaced recesses in which the marble seats counting a certain number ofpoints.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved game board, inwhich the end walls are inclined inwardly, that is adapted to be playedby two persons who should try to gain the most number of polnts byrolling a marble or the like down the 111- clined walls and into thespaced recess formed on the surface of the board, which count apredetermined number of points.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved game board ofthe above character, whichis durable andefiicient in use, one that issimple and easy to manufacture, and one that can be placed upon themarket at a reasonable cost. I l/Vith these and other objects in viewthe invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement andformation of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described,claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part.thereof in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the 1mproved game board,

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the same, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken through the same.

Referring to the drawings'in detall, wherein similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts, throughout the several views, the numeral1 generally indicates the improved board,'which includes the fiatrectangular-plate 2, having side bars 3 secured to its longitudinaledges. The side bars 3 project above the surface of the plate 2 and formretaining members to prevent Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 4, 1918.

,into one of thejpockets.

Patented Ma 4, 1920.

Serial No. 238,178.

articles from falling off the sides of the board.

The ends of the side bars 3 are connected by end walls 4 which arepositioned on and secured to the upper surface of the plate 2. The endwalls 4 have their upper surface inclined inwardly toward each other asat 5 fora purpose which will hereinafter appear.

The plate 2 is provided with a plurality of spaced recesses or pockets 6at diagonally opposed corners and these pockets are adapted to receive amarble or the like 7 which is arranged to be projected over the surfaceof the board.

The recesses or pockets 6 maybe arranged in any suitable manner and whenthe marble 7 seats in any one of the same, a certain number of pointsare given to the player whose marble goes into the pocket Any suitablenumber of points may be given to the players and the pockets may allcount the same number of points or each pocket may count, if so desired,a larger or smaller number. The pockets 6 (as shown) are in the form ofa square and include four outer pockets 7 which are arranged at eachcorner of a square and a center pocket 8. However any other suitablearrangement of pockets may be made, without departing from the scope ofthe invention.

In playing theimproved game board the marble or ball 7, is placed on theinclined wall 5 of the end wall 4: and allowed to gravitate down thesame which gives the ball sufficient momentum to roll over the surfaceof the board and when the ball is suitably directed, the same will fallinto one of the pockets of the opposite ends ofthe board from which theball was rolled down and thus give the player the number of points towhich he is entitled when the ball falls The board is adapted to beplayed by two players, each of which stand at the opposite ends of theboard and the players take turns, in rolling the marble down theinclined walls 4 toward the opposite players pockets and the playermaking the predetermined number of points wins the game. 7

In practice, I have foundthat the form of my invention, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings and referred tointhe' above description, asthe preferredbmbodiments, isthe most efficient and practical; yetrealizing the conditions concurrent with the adopting of my device willnecessarily vary,

I desire to emphasize the fact that *various minor changes in details ofconstruction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to,when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my inventionas set forth.

VWlat I claim as new is:

A game board comprising a substantially rectangular fiat base plate, aplurality of spaced pockets formed in the upper surface of the plateadjacent the opposite diagonal corners thereof, flat side bars securedto the longitudinal edges of the plate forming retaining members andprojecting above the upper surface thereof, end bars carried by thetransverse edges of the plate and s cured to the upper surface of theplate and having downwardly and inwardly inclined upper surfaces, saidsurfaces being arranged to receive and project a marble toward saidpockets, the pockets being arranged in a square formation, as and forthe purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK A. HULETT.

Witnesses:

ALLIE E. PIERCE, FRANK II. CLoUeH.

